Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -1.51 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded -1.51 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mozambique peaked at 0.2973 kg/ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, -2.7 kg/ha, in 1968.
Mozambique ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.33 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -2.32 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | -2.28 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1964 | -2.37 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | -2.08 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1966 | -2.37 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1967 | -2.59 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1968 | -2.7 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1969 | -2.46 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1970 | -2.57 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1971 | -2.41 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1972 | -2.31 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1973 | -2.66 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1974 | -2.6 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1975 | -2.11 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1976 | -1.9 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1977 | -1.55 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1978 | -1.15 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1979 | -0.4345 kg/ha | -62.3% |
| 1980 | -0.4129 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2973 kg/ha | -172.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2046 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 1983 | -0.6606 kg/ha | -422.9% |
| 1984 | -0.8781 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1985 | -0.8578 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | -0.8015 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1987 | -0.5696 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1988 | -0.7447 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1989 | -0.7689 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | -0.7929 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | -0.3964 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0506 kg/ha | -112.8% |
| 1993 | -0.3696 kg/ha | -830.4% |
| 1994 | -0.223 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 1995 | -0.5159 kg/ha | +131.3% |
| 1996 | -0.8057 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 1997 | -0.7126 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1998 | -1.01 kg/ha | +41.8% |
| 1999 | -1.03 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1584 kg/ha | -115.4% |
| 2001 | -0.8603 kg/ha | -643.1% |
| 2002 | -0.7889 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2003 | -1.4 kg/ha | +78.0% |
| 2004 | -1.1 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2005 | -1.02 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2006 | -1.65 kg/ha | +62.0% |
| 2007 | -1.53 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2008 | -0.5844 kg/ha | -61.8% |
| 2009 | -1.64 kg/ha | +181.2% |
| 2010 | -1.96 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2011 | -1.79 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2012 | -2.01 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2013 | -1.39 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 2014 | -0.8126 kg/ha | -41.7% |
| 2015 | -0.7288 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2016 | -1.1 kg/ha | +51.2% |
| 2017 | -1.55 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2018 | -1.58 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | -1.28 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2020 | -1.32 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | -1.26 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | -1.99 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 2023 | -1.51 kg/ha | -24.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -1.51 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha, 3.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -1.51 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -830.4% | 0.0506 kg/ha | -0.3696 kg/ha |
| 2001 | -643.1% | 0.1584 kg/ha | -0.8603 kg/ha |
| 1983 | -422.9% | 0.2046 kg/ha | -0.6606 kg/ha |
| 2009 | -181.2% | -0.5844 kg/ha | -1.64 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +172.0% | -0.4129 kg/ha | 0.2973 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.39 kg/ha | -2.7 kg/ha | -2.08 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.97 kg/ha | -2.66 kg/ha | -0.4345 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5192 kg/ha | -0.8781 kg/ha | 0.2973 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5807 kg/ha | -1.03 kg/ha | 0.0506 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.04 kg/ha | -1.65 kg/ha | 0.1584 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.42 kg/ha | -2.01 kg/ha | -0.7288 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.52 kg/ha | -1.99 kg/ha | -1.26 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 152 Azerbaijan -1.45 kg/ha compare
- 153 Burkina Faso -1.46 kg/ha compare
- 154 Dominica -1.48 kg/ha compare
- 156 Niger -1.6 kg/ha compare
- 157 Australia and New Zealand -1.7 kg/ha compare
- 158 Australia -1.74 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mozambique?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mozambique was -1.51 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2973 kg/ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Mozambique rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Mozambique ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).